PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nate Lawliet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Frettish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lawliet kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Stetsasonic - On Fire. Ed Frettish has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lawliet
vs
Frettish

167 cm
25
145 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

157 cm
27
142 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Highland Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nate Lawliet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ed Frettish!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawliet getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lawliet throws a one two combo.
Lawliet throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Frettish on the side of the head.
Frettish fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lawliet misses with an uppercut.
Frettish looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Frettish throws a hook but Lawliet avoids it easily.
Lawliet throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Frettish's waist but Frettish gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lawliet off to one side.
Frettish walks into a left hand.
Nate Lawliet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawliet lands a slapping body shot.
Lawliet darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lawliet scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Lawliet. Those never looked like landing.
Lawliet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Frettish moves away.
Lawliet throws a series of punches but Frettish moves out of range.
Lawliet takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

It looks like Nate Lawliet has been cut.
Lawliet throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Frettish 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lawliet misses with an uppercut
and Frettish connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Lawliet is rocked!
Lawliet looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ed Frettish is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lawliet throws a combination. Frettish tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lawliet looks to land a combination but Frettish avoids it well.
Frettish throws a counter combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frettish throws the left hand but Lawliet avoids the punch easily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lawliet throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Frettish takes the fight into the clinch.
Lawliet is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lawliet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Frettish is working Lawliet over against the cage.

Lawliet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Frettish throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lawliet counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Frettish looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
An attempted straight right counter from Lawliet misses the target.
Frettish throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lawliet makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Frettish throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Frettish.
Lawliet misses with a jab to the body

and Frettish counters with a crisp one two that drops Lawliet! Frettish thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Lawliet to his feet! Lawliet is in big trouble!
Oh Lawliet is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lawliet rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Frettish moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lawliet pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Frettish back to the cage. Lawliet follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lawliet seems to have got his legs back now.
Frettish looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Frettish drops his hands momentarily and Lawliet takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Frettish paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frettish dodges the punch combination from Lawliet.
A little jabbing left from Frettish on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Frettish throws a body punch but Lawliet moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawliet throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lawliet throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Frettish sees it coming and avoids it easily.
No joy there for Lawliet, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Frettish throws out a counter right but Lawliet avoids it with no problem.

Frettish has Lawliet up against the cage in a clinch.
Lawliet swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Lawliet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lawliet bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lawliet throws a lazy uppercut
and Frettish counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lawliet is working the combinations to good effect here.
Frettish misses with a wild combination.
It looked like Lawliet wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nate Lawliet dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nate Lawliet's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Lawliet throws a sloppy body shot
and Frettish counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lawliet misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lawliet is defended easily by Frettish.
Lawliet keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Lawliet.
Frettish misses the shot to the body.
A punch combination from Frettish misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frettish slips a straight right by Lawliet.
Frettish unleashes a big counter combination but Lawliet bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lawliet is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Frettish can do to turn this around?

Lawliet drives through with a takedown into guard.
Frettish keeping moving, preventing Lawliet from controlling successfully.
Lawliet is looking to work some ground and pound but Frettish has wrist control.
Lawliet trying to control the position from guard on top but Frettish is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Frettish is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawliet trying to control the position from guard on top but Frettish is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lawliet trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Frettish avoids a punch combination nicely.
Frettish looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Frettish throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lawliet sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lawliet throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Frettish counters with a nice uppercut.
Lawliet misses with a right hand
and Frettish counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lawliet thinking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frettish misses with a straight left.
It looked like Lawliet was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Frettish.
Lawliet changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Frettish tries to avoid it but Lawliet manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Frettish to the ground. Frettish escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lawliet dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lawliet steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Frettish.
Lawliet sizes up Frettish with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Frettish jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Frettish throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lawliet was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lawliet shoots in and drives through. Frettish sprawls well.
It seemed like Frettish was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Lawliet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lawliet fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Frettish misses.
Frettish lands a lovely overhand right.
Frettish throws a body punch but Lawliet moves out of range.
As Frettish looks to move away, Lawliet throws a big counter combo bu Frettish just gets out of the way.
Lawliet throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lawliet misses with a lunging right hand
and Frettish counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Frettish tries to bum rush Lawliet with a series of wild strikes but Lawliet uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Frettish swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lawliet throwing a counter right hand but Frettish manages to avoid it.
Lawliet missing with a left hand there. Frettish was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ed Frettish showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nate Lawliet's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Lawliet lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Frettish circles away quickly and effectively.
Frettish lands a head shot.
Frettish with a hook.
Lawliet throws a body punch but Frettish moves out of range.
Frettish misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lawliet counters with a straight right hand.
Frettish swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frettish throws a body shot but no joy.
Frettish throws a body shot but no joy.
Lawliet fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawliet uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Frettish.
Lawliet smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lawliet slips under a jab.
Lawliet ducks under a wild hook from Frettish.
Frettish's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lawliet connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Frettish scrambles back to his feet.
Lawliet displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Frettish throws out the jab.

Lawliet feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Frettish keeping full guard, as Lawliet tries to pass.
Frettish tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawliet trying to control the position from guard on top but Frettish is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Frettish is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Lawliet missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Frettish utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Frettish pulls Lawliet in close to his closed guard and prevents Lawliet from doing any damage or advancing position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Lawliet loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawliet misses with a double jab
and Frettish counters with a straight right hand.
Lawliet looks to throw the jab but Frettish is out of range.
Frettish with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lawliet to score with a decent uppercut.
Nate Lawliet is winning the standup battle so far.
Frettish throws a series of punches but Lawliet moves out of range.
Frettish lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Frettish throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Lawliet stumbling backwards into the cage! Lawliet bounces back off the cage towards Frettish, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Frettish lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Frettish celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ed Frettish!